Walt WilhelmBorn February 27, 1893, in Trenton, MO, Walt Wilhelm settled in Yermo, CA. He is buried in the Old Genoa Cemetery, Genoa, NV. A roughneck driller and civilian blacksmith for the U.S. Marine Corps, Walt was an engaging story teller, an accomplished phtographer, off-road car builder, welder, amateur archaeologist, and Mojave Desert and Death Valley expert. Walt fished and boated the Colorado River before the dams, he worked with the Fish and Game Commission, was a friend of Zane Grey, and for many years explored the Southwestern Deserts with close friend Erle Stanley Gardner. An exceptional archer, Walt, brother Ken and nephew Dennis starred in Paramount Picture movies for Grantland Rice Productions showcasing off-road driving and archery trick shooting. Walt and Ken appeared on the TV show You Asked For It and toured the country on the sportshow circuit for fifteen years doing archery exhibitions. Walt and Ken were inducted into the California Archery Hall of Fame in 1978. Their custom built off-road vehicles, Prowler & Leaping Lena saved lives in the Mojave Desert and were described in Mechanics Illustrated and Popular Science. Read More Read Less